diff --git a/common/pid.c b/common/pid.c
index 7bd4b8d..8904cc7 100644
--- a/common/pid.c
+++ b/common/pid.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ npid_t PID;
 void init_common_PID (void) {
   if (!PID.pid) {
     int p = getpid ();
-    assert (!(p & 0xffff0000));
     PID.pid = p;
   }
   if (!PID.utime) {